qwest lice president joe biden held talks in beijing on wednesday in a bid to lower regional friction it followed a stopover in japan or what biden said the us would not recognize the expansion of china's military airspace to include violence also claimed by japan. the islands called the same cuckoo in japan and d are you in china sea in an area of the east china sea rich in oil and gas. chinese press and she didn't let her find the words with biden talks described as tense afterwards she limited himself to stressing that beijing sees itself as an equal partner with washington the world as a whole is not trampled as the two strongest economic powers and as permanent members of the un security council. we bear an extraordinary responsibility to ensure world peace and stability. biden urged caution to avoid the risk of an escalation of the dispute over the eyelids regional tensions remain. also on wednesday a senior commander of the lebanese shiite hezbollah militia were shot dead by gunmen outside his home in southern beirut kason all locke's death comes amid increasing tension in elev